Recaps

The Straw Hat Crew reunited at sea after two years and set sail on the Thousand Sunny. Luffy and Zoro challenged Moonlight, but he effortlessly blocked their strongest attacks before inviting the whole crew to test their strength against him.

• The Straw Hat Crew reunited with their old allies and set sail aboard the Thousand Sunny after two years apart.
• Luffy and Zoro attacked Moonlight to settle the score for his training, but he dodged and blocked them without moving his feet or drawing his sword.
• Moonlight invited the crew to attack him together, and Sanji, Usopp, Franky, Brook, Robin, Nami, Zoro, Luffy, and Chopper joined in.
• Moonlight dodged the crew's attacks, maneuvered Sanji into Usopp's man-eating plant, and evaded their sword strikes and Luffy's blow.
• Moonlight held Luffy above his head as Nami's lightning struck, and Luffy's rubber body made him immune to it.

Moonlight demonstrated advanced Haki as the Thousand Sunny descended toward Fish-Man Island, then exposed and defeated Caribou, who had secretly boarded the ship. Luffy decided to hand Caribou over to the Marines, but a gigantic Kraken attacked the crew.

• Moonlight showed how Observation Haki could glimpse a few seconds ahead and used advanced Armament Haki to strike an approaching Sea Beast before it reached the ship.
• Nami guided the Thousand Sunny toward Fish-Man Island while Franky steered through the strange creatures of the deep sea.
• Moonlight discovered Caribou hiding in a wine barrel and slashed him apart with Haki, stopping his attempt to capture the crew.
• Caribou explained how he had secretly boarded the Sunny after his ship was destroyed, and Luffy rejected his offer to join the crew.
• Luffy decided the crew would hand Caribou over to the Marines, but a massive Kraken suddenly charged at the Thousand Sunny.

Moonlight drove Kraken away from the Thousand Sunny, but the enraged sea monster returned and dragged Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji into a deep-sea whirlpool. As the ship was battered by the currents, Moonlight used his Haki and Sword Aura to carve a path toward them.

• Kraken wrapped his tentacles around the Thousand Sunny, and Moonlight struck him hard enough to make him release the ship and retreat.
• Caribou warned that Kraken was the Sea Devil and predicted he would return; Kraken soon charged back, enraged and stronger than before.
• Caribou explained how to use Sabaody Archipelago bubbles in the deep sea, and Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji left the ship to fight Kraken.
• Luffy attacked with a Gum-Gum Pistol, Sanji used Diable Jambe, and Zoro slashed with Sword Aura, but their battle stirred a whirlpool that dragged them and Kraken toward the seabed.
• Moonlight put on a bubble, spread his Observation Haki, and cut through the currents with a crescent-shaped Sword Aura aimed toward the missing fighters.

The Straw Hat Crew reached Fish-Man Island with the Kraken’s help, then encountered the New Fish-Man Pirates, who demanded that they join their cause. The pirates threatened to puncture the ship’s coating if the crew refused, leaving them facing an immediate life-or-death choice.

• Moonlight’s slash wounded the Kraken, but Luffy and the others subdued it, and it carried the Thousand Sunny toward Fish-Man Island.
• The Kraken warned Luffy that Fish-Man Island’s guards would hunt it and that the fish-men were unfriendly toward humans, then left the crew outside the island.
• Usopp spotted Fish-Man Island’s enormous protective bubble, and the crew approached it in awe.
• Several fish-men blocked the Thousand Sunny and invited the crew to join the New Fish-Man Pirates, led by Hody Jones.
• Nami asked what would happen if they refused, and the fish-men threatened to puncture the ship’s coating before counting down from ten.

Moonlight tricked and defeated the New Fish-Man Pirates, but the Straw Hats accidentally forced their way into Fish-Man Island and were swept into a whirlpool. He and Robin woke in Sea Forest, where they found a Poneglyph and met Jinbe, who had been waiting for them.

• Moonlight pretended to join the New Fish-Man Pirates, then freed himself and knocked out their crew before defeating their leader with a Sword Aura.
• The Straw Hats continued toward Fish-Man Island, where their ship’s coating burst after it collided with the island’s coating.
• Moonlight cut into Fish-Man Island’s coating, triggering currents that formed a whirlpool and swept away the Thousand Sunny and its crew.
• Moonlight woke beside Robin in Sea Forest, where they discovered a Poneglyph.
• Jinbe emerged and explained that he had been waiting at Sea Forest for the Straw Hats, especially Moonlight, after sending them a message through the Third Prince.

Moonlight and Robin studied the Fish-Man Island Poneglyph and learned that Joy Boy had apologized to Poseidon, while Moonlight theorized about the Clan of D and the Ancient Weapons. Hachi revealed that Hody Jones had attacked Ryugu Palace, and the chapter ended with Moonlight blocking Vander Decken IX’s axe as Decken threatened Shirahoshi.

• Robin translated the Poneglyph’s apology from Joy Boy and identified the Mermaid Princess of that era as Poseidon.
• Moonlight speculated that Joy Boy and the Clan of D had opposed the World Government with the Ancient Weapons.
• Luffy arrived with Shirahoshi, then Hachi and the others reported that Hody Jones had attacked Ryugu Palace and was plotting to overthrow Fish-Man Island’s rulers.
• Luffy admitted he had left his companions at Ryugu Palace after going off in search of food, and Jinbe warned that the battle might already have begun.
• Moonlight intercepted an axe aimed at Shirahoshi, and Vander Decken IX appeared and declared that she would marry him.

Moonlight and Robin left Luffy to deal with Vander Decken IX and went to investigate Noah and Fish-Man Island’s history. At Gyoncorde Plaza, Moonlight stopped the New Fish-Man Pirates from attacking them, and Hody Jones let them pass after Hyouzou warned him about Moonlight’s strength.

• Vander Decken IX threatened Shirahoshi, but Moonlight kicked him away and reassured her while Luffy introduced him as the crew’s vice-captain.
• Moonlight and Robin left to search for Noah, while Luffy knocked Vander Decken IX down and headed with the others to Ryugu Palace to confront Hody Jones and help Shirahoshi rescue her father.
• Moonlight and Robin arrived at Gyoncorde Plaza and found King Neptune and Ryugu Palace’s officials captured by the New Fish-Man Pirates, with Neptune facing execution.
• When fish-men attacked them, Moonlight drew Kusanagi and cleaved a chasm into the ground, stopping their advance.
• Hyouzou recognized Moonlight and warned Hody Jones not to provoke him, so Hody allowed Moonlight and Robin to pass.

Hody Jones ordered Neptune’s execution, but Luffy arrived in time to stop it while Moonlight headed for Ryugu Palace with Robin. Moonlight left Zoro, Usopp, and Brook to free themselves, then found Noah with Robin as Hody’s forces attacked Luffy’s group at Gyoncorde Plaza.

• Hody Jones advanced Neptune’s execution, but Luffy punched the would-be executioner and arrived with Shirahoshi and Jinbe.
• Moonlight told Robin that Luffy would save Neptune’s group and led her toward Ryugu Palace, where they found Zoro, Usopp, and Brook imprisoned.
• Moonlight spoke with Brook’s spirit, then left him and the others to escape; Brook found Pappagu and the key, and the three prisoners freed themselves.
• Moonlight and Robin found Noah beneath the sea and boarded the enormous ship to investigate it.
• At Gyoncorde Plaza, Luffy demanded to know where his friends were, and Hody Jones claimed they were dead before ordering his hundred thousand fighters to attack.

Luffy used Conqueror’s Haki to rout half of Hody’s army, then defeated Hody even after he took E.S. Energy Steroids. Moonlight and Robin uncovered clues linking Joy Boy and the former Mermaid Princess to the Void Century, and Moonlight stopped Vander Decken IX; Hody fled toward Noah but encountered Moonlight.

• Zoro rejoined Luffy’s group and argued with Sanji as the New Fish-Man Pirates charged.
• Luffy unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out roughly fifty thousand enemies across the plaza.
• Hody attacked Luffy with Yabusame, but Luffy dodged the water bullets and sent him crashing into a mountain.
• Moonlight and Robin found no further records aboard Noah, but confirmed that Joy Boy and the former Mermaid Princess were connected to the Void Century.
• Moonlight struck down Vander Decken IX when he tried to reach Noah and destroy Shirahoshi and Fish-Man Island.
• After Hody’s E.S. Energy Steroids failed to turn the battle around, he fled toward Noah, but Vander Decken IX crashed into him and Moonlight appeared from Ryugu Palace.

Shirahoshi awakened her power as Poseidon and summoned a Sea King, helping end the New Fish-Man Pirates’ uprising. After Fish-Man Island celebrated the Straw Hat Crew’s victory, Luffy’s group protected the island under their flag and prepared to leave, while Jinbe revealed he belonged to the Big Mom Pirates.

• Hody and Vander Decken IX attacked Shirahoshi, but she summoned a giant Sea King that knocked them unconscious and obeyed her.
• Neptune dealt with the defeated New Fish-Man Pirates, and Shyarly smashed her crystal ball and quit fortune-telling.
• Chopper discovered that Energy Steroids had aged Hody and the other main officers by decades as they drained their users’ life force.
• Caribou captured Shirahoshi and other fish-men, but Luffy and the others defeated him and rescued them.
• At Neptune’s request, the Straw Hat Crew left their Pirate Flag to protect Fish-Man Island, and Jinbe declined Luffy’s invitation because he belonged to the Big Mom Pirates.

After Luffy’s crew ate the desserts meant for Big Mom, Fish-Man Island faced the loss of her protection and the anger of her representatives. Luffy declared the island his territory and answered Big Mom’s ringing Transponder Snail, leaving the confrontation on the brink of escalation.

• Neptune learned the dessert factories could not replace the sweets promised to Big Mom for two weeks, and Jinbe explained the island’s predicament to Luffy and the others.
• Caribou stole the treasure and fled, but Pekoms defeated him with one punch; Jinbe identified Pekoms and Baron Tamago as Big Mom Pirates members who had come to collect the sweets.
• Luffy admitted that his crew had eaten the desserts and declared Fish-Man Island his territory, offering the stolen treasure as compensation while telling Pekoms and Baron Tamago to leave.
• Pekoms and Baron Tamago prepared to fight Luffy’s crew, but Big Mom’s call came through a Transponder Snail, and neither man dared answer it.
• Luffy picked up the Transponder Snail and asked Big Mom if she was there.

Luffy challenged Big Mom over Fish-Man Island, while Moonlight told her he would come take her Poneglyph. The Straw Hat Crew left Fish-Man Island for the New World, and Big Mom flew into a rage on Whole Cake Island.

• Luffy identified himself to Big Mom, admitted he had eaten her cake, and declared he would send her flying and claim Fish-Man Island as his territory.
• Moonlight introduced himself as the Straw Hat Crew's vice-captain, asked Big Mom about her Poneglyph, and vowed to come take it.
• Pekoms and Baron Tamago abandoned their plan to confront the Straw Hats and left under Big Mom's orders.
• Neptune and the people of Fish-Man Island thanked the Straw Hats, who soon departed aboard the Thousand Sunny for the New World.
• On Whole Cake Island, Big Mom raged after reflecting on Luffy's and Moonlight's challenges, while Bobbin stopped his report.

Luffy and the Straw Hats escaped a massive undersea tsunami with Moonlight and Zoro cutting a passage through it, then celebrated reaching the surface and entered the New World. While Moonlight kept watch and considered their coming clash with Big Mom, a tiny intruder boarded the Sunny, grew into a giant to attack him, then shrank and fled among the crew.

• Moonlight and Robin discussed Joy Boy, the Mermaid Princess, and the lost history before a White Dragon whirlpool struck the Thousand Sunny.
• Nami identified the White Dragon as a devastating tsunami, and Moonlight and Zoro cut a passage through it with their sword attacks.
• Franky launched the Sunny through the opening with Coup de Burst, and Jinbe arrived with whale sharks after the crew had escaped to the surface.
• The crew celebrated with a feast, and Moonlight volunteered to keep watch as they sailed into the New World, where they were at war with Big Mom.
• Moonlight spotted a tiny person sneaking toward the kitchen, blocked her path, and fought her after she grew into a giant and attacked with a club.
• The intruder shrank back to her tiny form, slipped among Luffy's group, and fled, leaving the crew stunned.

Lily Enstomach told the Straw Hat Crew that the Neo Marines had captured her father, Panz Fry, and planned to execute him. The crew set sail to rescue him, while a battle between Neo Marines officer Shuzo and Marine Vice Admiral Onigumo was already unfolding nearby.

• Luffy grabbed Lily, who grew into a giant to escape, but stopped fighting when hunger left her weak.
• Sanji fed Lily, and she revealed her identity, her Mini-Mini Fruit power, and her plan to save her father, Panz Fry.
• Robin explained that the Neo Marines were an extremist force founded by former Marine Admiral Black Arm Zephyr, and that they killed all pirates.
• The Straw Hat Crew agreed to help Lily rescue her father, and Luffy eagerly anticipated tasting Panz Fry's Volcano Cuisine.
• The crew set sail for the Neo Marines as Shuzo prepared to execute Panz Fry and Onigumo confronted him to stop it.

Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew arrived to rescue Panz Fry, finding Onigumo battling Shuzo and Neo. Moonlight faced the Marines while Luffy confronted Neo, and the chapter ended with Luffy and Shuzo clashing as Luffy activated Gear Second.

• Onigumo and Shuzo fought across the sea over their opposing ideas of justice.
• Luffy and the others arrived aboard the Thousand Sunny after Lily guided them to Panz Fry.
• Moonlight drew a Sword Aura line between the groups and offered to handle Onigumo and the Marines while Luffy dealt with Neo.
• Luffy stretched past Shuzo and Neo's fighters to rescue Panz Fry, then asked him to make Volcano Cuisine.
• Shuzo attacked Luffy with the Six Powers, and their punches clashed evenly before Luffy activated Gear Second.

Luffy fought Shuzo while the Straw Hats rescued Panz Fry, but the Neo Marines abruptly withdrew after Moonlight cut their ship in two. After sharing Panz Fry's Volcano Cuisine, the crew sailed on, until an earthshaking explosion darkened the weather and brought down gray snow.

• Luffy and Shuzo fought evenly until Shuzo shot Luffy with a Seastone bullet and the Neo Marines moved to capture him.
• Moonlight cut the Neo Marines' ship in two to protect Luffy, but Shuzo received a message and led his men away in emergency boats.
• The Straw Hats celebrated Panz Fry's reunion with Lily, enjoyed his Volcano Cuisine, and then continued their journey through the New World.
• After four or five calm days at sea, an enormous explosion shook the waters, the weather turned dark and cold, and gray snow began to fall.

The Straw Hat Crew rescued the badly wounded Zephyr from the sea, only for the former Marine Admiral to threaten Chopper despite his treatment. Moonlight retaliated against Zephyr and the Neo Marines with a devastating sword technique, leaving them unable to resist.

• The Straw Hat Crew spotted an injured old man drifting at sea and hauled him aboard, where Chopper began treating him.
• Moonlight identified the old man as Zephyr, former Marine Admiral and leader of the Neo Marines, and suspected the earlier explosion involved Dyna Stone.
• Shuzo and the Neo Marines arrived searching for the drifting man, and Zephyr emerged from the infirmary holding Chopper.
• Zephyr declared that Chopper should die because he was a pirate, so Moonlight struck Zephyr with Sword Aura and Luffy rescued Chopper.
• Moonlight used Extreme God Sword Style: Myriad Swords Return to Origin, slashing apart Zephyr’s Seastone crusher and overwhelming Zephyr and the Neo Marines.

Moonlight defeated Zephyr and the Neo Marines but let them retreat, then sailed with the Straw Hats to an island to restock. While the crew relaxed at a bathhouse, former Admiral Aokiji appeared and began explaining how Devil Fruit users could soak in hot springs.

• Moonlight struck down Zephyr and the Neo Marines, but allowed them to retreat because their Dyna Stone could endanger everyone aboard the Thousand Sunny.
• The Straw Hats discussed the Neo Marines' possible connection to the earlier eruption and sailed toward an island to replenish their supplies.
• Moonlight spotted former Admiral Aokiji walking toward the others and followed him.
• Luffy, Brook, Zoro, Sanji, and the others relaxed in a bathhouse instead of going straight to shop.
• Aokiji's calm voice interrupted Franky's question about how Devil Fruit users could soak in a hot spring.

Aokiji met the Straw Hat Crew at a bathhouse and revealed that he had lost to Akainu, left the Marines, and joined the Blackbeard Pirates. Moonlight recognized that Aokiji had come to discuss Z and the Dyna Stone, a rock capable of an enormous explosion when exposed to air.

• Aokiji appeared in the bathhouse, reassured the Straw Hat Crew that he meant no harm, and explained how seawater weakened Devil Fruit Users.
• Aokiji revealed that he had fought Akainu over the Fleet Admiral position, lost a leg, and joined the Blackbeard Pirates.
• Robin stayed wary of Aokiji until Moonlight appeared and said he had followed him there.
• Moonlight guessed that Aokiji had come because of Z and the Dyna Stone, and Aokiji confirmed it.
• Robin explained that the Dyna Stone was a rock comparable to an Ancient Weapon that exploded when exposed to air.

Robin learned that Z planned to detonate the magma at End Point and burn every pirate in the New World. Luffy agreed to stop him, while Zephyr prepared to carry out the plan until Moonlight and the Straw Hat Crew arrived.

• Robin explained that the Dyna Stone could trigger a massive explosion, and Aokiji revealed that Z intended to use it at End Point.
• Robin deduced that Z planned to detonate the magma reservoirs and kill every pirate; Aokiji confirmed her conclusion and asked the Straw Hat Crew to intervene.
• Luffy agreed to stop Z, and Aokiji led the crew toward him while Kizaru pursued Z's island with several warships.
• Zephyr, still injured from his fight with Moonlight, learned from Shuzo that the island's setup was complete and ordered the Neo Marines to begin the plan.
• Moonlight sent a Sword Aura across the sea that carved a ravine before Zephyr, Ain, Binz, and Shuzo as the Straw Hat Crew approached on the Thousand Sunny.

The Straw Hat Pirates fought Zephyr’s Neo Marines to stop the Dyna Stone from being detonated, while Admiral Kizaru and the Marines arrived nearby. After Luffy defeated Zephyr and the crew gained the upper hand, Luffy declared that he would become the Pirate King.

• Zephyr ordered the Neo Marines to attack the Straw Hats, and the crew split up to fight the officers, White Bears, and protect the Dyna Stone.
• Luffy clashed with Zephyr while Moonlight dealt with the Dyna Stone, and the Straw Hats struggled against the Neo Marines’ numbers and firepower.
• Moonlight sensed Admiral Kizaru and the Marines approaching, and Kizaru hesitated over whether to intervene while the Straw Hats fought the Neo Marines.
• Moonlight neutralized nearly all the Dyna Stone, and Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji defeated Zephyr, Shuzo, and Ain.
• Zephyr asked Luffy what kind of sea he wanted, and Luffy declared that he was Monkey D. Luffy and would become the Pirate King.

Zephyr surrendered to Luffy after the Neo Marines were defeated, but Kizaru attacked the Straw Hat Crew and Neo Marines before Moonlight drove him back. The crew escaped, Zephyr was frozen by Aokiji, and the Thousand Sunny sailed toward an island engulfed in flames.

• Zephyr admitted defeat to Luffy, and the Straw Hat Crew gathered after defeating the Neo Marines, only to discover that Moonlight and the Dyna Stone were missing.
• Kizaru unleashed Yasakani no Magatama at the Straw Hat Crew and Neo Marines, but Moonlight appeared and wounded him with a powerful slash.
• Moonlight led the Straw Hat Crew away while Kizaru stayed behind; Aokiji froze Zephyr and the other Neo Marines in a massive iceberg.
• The Thousand Sunny sailed away as the crew sorted supplies and argued, while Moonlight returned to the lookout post.
• Moonlight spotted an island on fire ahead, and the Straw Hat Crew saw the blazing island for themselves.

Moonlight and the crew discovered that Punk Hazard’s fiery landscape had been created by Aokiji and Akainu’s battle. After a distress call from someone freezing on the island alarmed them, Moonlight deduced that the caller was likely on the icy side, so the crew set out to reach it.

• Robin recognized Punk Hazard as the island where Aokiji and Akainu had fought for ten days, changing its climate.
• Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, Brook, and Zoro went ashore to barbecue while Moonlight and the others stayed aboard the ship.
• A trembling caller contacted the ship, said he was on the island and freezing, then cried out in terror before the call ended.
• Nami and the others prepared to land and search for Luffy’s group, but Moonlight pointed out that the caller’s icy surroundings did not match the fiery shore.
• Moonlight reasoned that the island’s opposite side should be frozen, and the crew decided to sail around the island to find the caller.

Moonlight and his companions found an abandoned research base on Punk Hazard, where a hidden man ordered Trafalgar Luo to kill intruders. Smoker and the G-5 Marines arrived to investigate the island, and Smoker attacked Luo when the Shichibukai blocked his inspection.

• Moonlight and his four companions crossed Punk Hazard’s icy side and found an old Marine research base.
• A middle-aged man spotted the group on surveillance and sent Trafalgar Luo to kill them.
• Smoker recognized the poisonous smoke around Punk Hazard, explained the island’s history to Tashigi, and ordered the G-5 Marines to land.
• Nami’s group hid as Smoker and the Marines approached the base, where they encountered Luo.
• Luo claimed the facility as his territory and refused Smoker’s inspection, so Smoker attacked him with his Seastone Jitte.

Luo used his Op-Op Fruit to overpower Smoker and the G-5 Marines, but Moonlight intervened to protect Tashigi. The Straw Hat Crew explained that they had come to barbecue, and Luffy and Zoro arrived as the confrontation continued.

• Luo removed Smoker’s heart and rearranged the G-5 Marines’ bodies, leaving them alive but confused.
• Tashigi attacked Luo, but Moonlight cut between them with a Sword Aura and stopped him.
• Moonlight explained that Luffy was present, and the Straw Hat Crew thanked Luo for saving Luffy in the past.
• Moonlight said the crew had come for barbecue because Luffy liked the island’s scenery, and Tashigi said the story seemed plausible.
• Luffy and Zoro arrived with a person who had only a lower body.